Tag: Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons...
Derek Arnold, Villanova University
How conspiracies spread has changed immensely over the history of the United States, as technology...
We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using...
Maya Mueller, Drexel University and Isaac Quaye, Temple University
What does gentrification in Philadelphia look like?
Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...
Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky
Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...
I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, Columbia University
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
That’s...
A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut...
Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University
Working in restaurants is physically, mentally and emotionally taxing and often thankless work. So it...
A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut...
Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University
Working in restaurants is physically, mentally and emotionally taxing and often thankless work. So it...
Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science
Amy Wrobleski, Penn State
Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran...
George Anastasia, Rowan University
The bloody mob war that is the focus of the new Netflix series “Mob War:...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
